Contents

Notices ............................................................................................

v

Safety information ..........................................................................

vi

About this guide .............................................................................

vii

ASUS contact information ............................................................

viii

P4PE BP specifications summary ..................................................

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Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.1

Welcome! ...........................................................................

1-2

1.2

Package contents ...............................................................

1-2

1.3

Special features ..................................................................

1-3

1.4

Motherboard components ..................................................

1-4

1.5

Motherboard layout ............................................................

1-8

1.6

Before you proceed ............................................................

1-9

1.7

Motherboard installation ...................................................

1-10

 

1.7.1

Placement direction .............................................

1-10

 

1.7.2

Screw holes .........................................................

1-10

1.8

Central Processing Unit (CPU) ..........................................

1-11

 

1.8.1

Overview ...............................................................

1-11

 

1.8.2

Installing the CPU ................................................

1-12

1.9

System memory ...............................................................

1-13

 

1.9.1

Memory configurations ........................................

1-14

1.10

Expansion slots ................................................................

1-14

 

1.10.1

Standard interrupt assignments ...........................

1-15

 

1.10.2

IRQ assignments for this motherboard ................

1-15

1.11

Jumpers ............................................................................

1-16

1.12

Connectors .......................................................................

1-18

Chapter 2: BIOS information

2.1

Managing and updating your BIOS ....................................

2-2

 

2.1.1 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS ............

2-2

 

2.1.2 Using AFLASH to update the BIOS .......................

2-4

 

2.1.3 CrashFree BIOS 2 feature .....................................

2-7

2.2

BIOS Setup program ..........................................................

2-8

 

2.2.1

BIOS menu bar ......................................................

2-8

 

2.2.2

Legend bar .............................................................

2-9

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